Nioh 2, on the other hand, is focused on the setting: the history and fantasy of medieval Japan. Yet the focus of Sekiro is on the story of Sekiro, making the setting incidental and their renditions of yokai less important to your memory of the game. Sekiro is set in Japan (shortly after the events of Nioh 2), and features mystical yokai and a fantasy setting. To compare to a recent title with a similar setting, let’s take Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It is in this realization of the blurry concept that mixes Yokai and reality that Nioh 2 achieves what few games can, and The Witcher is famous for: popularizing obscure folklore. As you gain Wisdom and begin to understand them, you will hear them begging for food, pleading for you to ease their hunger. The Gaki, for example, are a yokai spawned from a human condemned to the starvation hell, roaming the living world in search of corpses to eat. You will initially find all Yokai murmur things in an unknown language, but as you increase your “ Astral Wisdom“, you will begin to understand what they say and gain further insight into their state of mind. The Yokai of Nioh 2 are beautifully and carefully crafted, with a depth that rivals that of the gameplay. Team Ninja has cleverly weaved fantasy into real historic events and is using this platform to popularize Japanese folklore concepts that are not well known or understood in the west. While the story of your character is a well-repeated one, the setting where it happens is not, and if you take a step back and think that this is a retelling of real and outstanding events that shaped Japanese history forever it does make for a very compelling situation. The setting of Nioh 2 is everything Nioh was and more. That said, your character’s story by itself would seem insignificant and a crutch to get the game along, were it not for the setting. Koei Tecmo has opted to use animated shorts to liven up character backstories, which are always welcome in my RPGs, and add an artistic feel to the game that I very much appreciated. Nioh 2 has approached storytelling in a slightly different way, adding a lot more clarity to events and explanations that will make the events easier to follow. But don’t be intimidated, the game’s setting might be history-focused, but it’s not assuming you’ll know anything about it, making the story easy to follow. If you’re unfamiliar with Japanese history for this period, you can check our Nioh-focused “ Brief History of the Battle of Sekigahara” and the wiki’s lore page to familiarize yourself with names and concepts.
Nioh 2 is a prequel to the original game, having you participate in the buildup of Lord Nobunaga’s power.
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